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Flash Flood Warning 49, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this flash flood warning at Nov 12, 1998, 8:00 PM CST for Victoria County, Texas. It was in force for 2 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline the Iowa Environmental Mesonet reconstructed for it; the warning itself named whole counties.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 12, 1998, 8:00 PM CST (02:00 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 12, 1998, 10:00 PM CST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
- Area
- Whole counties; the outline is the Mesonet’s reconstruction
County Victoria County, TX
The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 111 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 951 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 478 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 159 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 162 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.6
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000
TTAA00 KCRP 130202
FFWCRP
TXC469-130400-
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
FLASH FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
800 PM CST THU NOV 12 1998
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN VICTORIA COUNTY IN TEXAS
INCLUDING BLOOMINGTON AND INEZ
* UNTIL 1000 PM CST
* AT 755 PM CST THE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO SHOW HEAVY RAIN
WITH IMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHEASTERN VICTORIA COUNTY. THE
HEAVIEST RAIN WAS LOCATED FROM BLOOMINGTON TO INEZ AND MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 20 MPH. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES HAS FALLEN
OVER THE WARNED AREA AND AN ADDITIONAL INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE
THROUGH 10 PM.
* THUNDERSTORM WITH EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE FROM
BLOOMINGTON TO WOODHI TO INEZ THROUGH 10 PM...
A FLASH FLOOD WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
IF YOU ARE IN THE WARNING AREA MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY.
RESIDENTS LIVING ALONG STREAMS AND CREEKS SHOULD TAKE IMMEDIATE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS
SWIFTLY FLOWING WATERS OR WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH BY FOOT OR BY
AUTOMOBILE. IF YOUR VEHICLE STALLS, ABANDON IT IMMEDIATELY AND SEEK
HIGHER GROUND.
TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
RELAY YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
CORPUS CHRISTI.
LAT...LON 2855 9708 2850 9692 2859 9693 2862 9687
2866 9676 2875 9664 2894 9681What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this flash flood warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this flash flood warning went out at Nov 12, 7:50 PM CST, 10 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 12, 7:50 PM CST, 10 minutes before
COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
750 PM CST THU NOV 12 1998
OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES IN NORTHEAST PORTION OF CWA. KCRP
88D STP SHOWS BAND OF 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN FROM NORTH OF ROCKPORT
TO JUST EAST OF VICTORIA. 88D PRECIP DATA VERIFIES WELL WITH
OBSERVED REPORTS (88D HERE IS IN TROPICAL ZR). SO CONT FFA EASTERN
HALF CWA. WILL ADJUST OVERNIGHT LOWS IN A COUPLE OF ZONES GROUPS
DOWNWARD AND ADJUST WINDS SINCE WARMFRONT/BOUNDARY HAS PUSHED SOUTH
OF CWA PER LATEST LAPS DATA. ALTHOUGH WINDS AND SEAS ARE MARGINAL
FOR SCA IN THE COASTAL FCST...FEEL THAT AFTER ATMOSPHERE READJUSTS
FROM CURRENT CONVECTION...WINDS SHOULD KICK IN AGAIN AND WILL LEAVE
IN.
.CRP...FFA TX232>234-242>247
SCA BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA BAY.
78 (SYNOPTIC)
75 (MESO)In the hours before
Special weather statement, Nov 12, 4:15 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Nov 12, 4:15 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
TXZ229>234-239>247-131100- SOUTH TEXAS HEAVY RAIN OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 415 PM CST THU NOV 12 1998 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND THE CROSSROADS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS REGIONS TONIGHT ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...CURRENTLY OVER ARIZONA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MEXICO...WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNARY TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE CONTENT...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND THE RELATIVELY SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO...CALHOUN... BEE... GOLIAD...AND VICTORIA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE COUNTIES OF BEE...GOLIAD....AND VICTORIA. RESIDENTS IN THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE ISOLATED OR WIDESPREAD FLOODING. RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...IF NEEDED. RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR RIVER STAGE LEVELS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...CABLE AND LOCAL TELEVISION FOR STATEMENTS...ADVISORIES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. COLLINS
Special weather statement, Nov 12, 4:15 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
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
Special weather statement, Nov 12, 4:15 PM CST, 3 hours 45 minutes before
TXZ229>234-239>247-131100- SOUTH TEXAS HEAVY RAIN OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 415 PM CST THU NOV 12 1998 ...HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND THE CROSSROADS... SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS REGIONS TONIGHT ALONG A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE...CURRENTLY OVER ARIZONA AND EXTREME NORTHWEST MEXICO...WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL COMBINE WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNARY TO GENERATE ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF HIGH ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE CONTENT...THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...AND THE RELATIVELY SLOW MOVEMENT OF THIS SYSTEM...HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS. THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF KLEBERG...NUECES...SAN PATRICIO...ARANSAS...REFUGIO...CALHOUN... BEE... GOLIAD...AND VICTORIA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FLASH FLOOD WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 7 INCHES POSSIBLE OVER THE COUNTIES OF BEE...GOLIAD....AND VICTORIA. RESIDENTS IN THE COASTAL BEND AND CROSSROADS SHOULD PREPARE FOR POSSIBLE ISOLATED OR WIDESPREAD FLOODING. RESIDENTS WHO LIVE NEAR CREEKS AND STREAMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY...IF NEEDED. RESIDENTS LIVING NEAR RIVERS SHOULD MONITOR RIVER STAGE LEVELS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...LOCAL RADIO...CABLE AND LOCAL TELEVISION FOR STATEMENTS...ADVISORIES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. COLLINS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 10:00 PM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Victoria | 4 hr |
| Nov 13, 1:34 AM CST | Flash Flood Warning | CRP | Calhoun, Victoria | 6 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.